ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenic obesity is a health condition that combines excess adipose tissue and loss of muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenic obesity predisposes to more functional disabilities than obesity or sarcopenia alone. Progressive resistance exercises are recommended for older people as a potential treatment for sarcopenia and also for obesity. However, there is a lack of evidence indicating which programmes are best applied to older people, and no studies have investigated their effects on sarcopenic obese people. The aims of this protocol study are to investigate and compare the efficacy of land-based and aquatic resistance exercise programmes on improving muscle performance, functional capacity and quality of life of older women with sarcopenic obesity. METHODS/DESIGN: This is a protocol study for a parallel randomised controlled clinical trial. Eligible participants are older women (≥65 years) with a body mass index ≥30 kg/m 2 and hand grip strength ≤21 kg force. A total sample of 36 participants will be randomly allocated to one of the intervention groups in blocks of three: land-based, aquatic or control. Each intervention group will undergo 2-week sessions of a 10-week therapeutic exercise programme for strength, power and endurance training of the lower-limb muscles. Participants in the control group will not participate in any strengthening activity for lower limbs and will receive telephone calls once a week. Baseline and final evaluation of outcomes will encompass muscle performance of the lower limbs assessed by an isokinetic dynamometer; functional tests of usual walking speed, maximal walking speed (shuttle walking test), stair speed and the Short Physical Performance Battery; and health-related quality of life (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Questionnaire - SF-36). Data collectors will be blinded to randomisation and will not be in touch with participants during the interventions. DISCUSSION: This study is the first randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate resistance exercises in older patients with sarcopenic obesity. If our hypothesis proves correct, both intervention programmes will be effective, with the land-based exercises conferring better results in muscle performance. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos: RBR-9p5q67.
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Adiposity , Hydrotherapy , Muscle, Skeletal/physiopathology , Obesity/therapy , Research Design , Resistance Training/methods , Sarcopenia/therapy , Age Factors , Aged , Brazil , Clinical Protocols , Exercise Test , Female , Humans , Muscle Strength , Obesity/complications , Obesity/diagnosis , Obesity/physiopathology , Quality of Life , Recovery of Function , Sarcopenia/complications , Sarcopenia/diagnosis , Sarcopenia/physiopathology , Sex Factors , Single-Blind Method , Surveys and Questionnaires , Time Factors , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
INTRODUÇÃO: O uso de calçados pode influenciar parâmetros cinemáticos dos segmentos do pé durante a marcha. OBJETIVO: Testar um modelo biomecânico para avaliar o deslocamento angular dos segmentos do pé durante a marcha de indivíduos calçados. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Dez indivíduos adultos jovens saudáveis participaram do estudo. Um par de tênis foi utilizado durante o estudo. O sistema Qualisys Pró-Reflex foi utilizado para a avaliação das variáveis de desfecho: deslocamento angular de retropé nos planos sagital, frontal e transverso e de antepé nos planos frontal e transverso. O Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse foi usado para verificar o grau de associação das seguintes variáveis entre as duas visitas: valores angulares máximos e mínimos e deslocamento angular total. RESULTADOS: As variáveis de desfecho apresentaram confiabilidade teste-reteste de moderada a excelente. DISCUSSÃO: O nível de confiabilidade encontrado foi considerado aceitável, fornecendo, assim, uma base sólida para a avaliação objetiva da cinemática dos segmentos do pé de indivíduos calçados em ambientes laboratoriais, para fins de pesquisas científicas e avaliações clínicas da cinemática da marcha humana. CONCLUSÃO: A qualidade do método desenvolvido e da análise de confiabilidade realizada detectou padrões de movimento dos segmentos do pé próximos aos descritos na literatura. Além disso, o protocolo de aquisição apresentado não é invasivo, não requer uma estrutura extra de referência, posicionamento da articulação subtalar em neutro nem é dependente da informação fornecida por raios-X.
INTRODUCTION: The use of shoes may influence the kinematics parameters of the foot segments during gait. OBJECTIVE: To test a biomechanical model developed to measure the angular displacement of the foot segments during gait of individuals using shoes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten healthy young individuals participated in the study. A pair of shoes was used during the study. The Qualisys Pró-Reflex system was used to measure the following outcome variables: angular displacement of the rearfoot in the sagittal, frontal and transverse planes of motion and forefoot in the frontal and transverse planes. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was calculated to verify the association between the following variables between visits: maximum and minimum joint angles and the total range of motion. RESULTS: The investigated outcomes demonstrated values of intra-rater reliability ranging from moderate to excellent. DISCUSSION: This study presented a feasible and reliable method to measure the angular displacement of the foot segments during gait using shoes. The methods can be applied during scientific researches and clinical assessments of the kinematics during human gait. CONCLUSION: The quality of the method developed and the reliability analysis realized demonstrated motion patterns of the segments of the foot similar to what is demonstrated in the literature. In addition, the protocol is noninvasive, does not require an additional reference device, subtalar neutral position and does not depend on information provided by X-ray images.